Maumee River Report- 28 February , 2020

Above is one of my fish from last year-just a lil motivation.

Ok so starting tomorrow February 29th(leap year) we will begin opening  at 6am in prep for the annual spring walleye spawning run.

We have a fresh batch of minnows , nightcrawlers and wax worms. There is some sort of river myth out there that live bait is not permitted during the spawning run- NOT TRUE..live bait is just fine and some times a piece of juicy night crawler can spark a bite on a slow day.

Today and tomorrow I’m thinking that maybe around the Orleans park area might be a good place to start , Often they like to lay up along the bank til the current slows or the sun warms the water.

Starting this SUNDAY MARCH  1st the spring spawning rules go into effect.  As listed below.

I will post the sunrise/ sunset times daily.

Walleye  bag limit – March 1, 2020 – Feb. 28, 2021 limit of  6  at  15 inches  minimum

*The walleye bag limit is 4 in Sandusky River and Sandusky Bay from March 1 to April 30, 2020.

NO FISHING WITH A LINE WITH
MORE THAN A SINGLE HOOK.
The line may not have a hook larger than ½
inch from shank to point, or lure having more
than a single hook larger than ½ inch from
shank to point. Double and treble hooks are
prohibited. These regulations apply to the
following areas:
 The Maumee River from the Grand Rapids
Providence dam to a line in the Maumee
Bay from Little Cedar Point to Turtle Island;
 The Sandusky River from the Waterworks
dam in Tiffin to a line running ¼ mile east of
and parallel to the full length of the Norfolk
Southern railroad bridge in Sandusky Bay;
 The Portage River from State Route 19 to
the dam at Elmore;
 The Mahoning River from the dam at Berlin Reservoir to Lake Milton

FISHING IS ALLOWED ONLY
FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET IN
THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
 The Maumee River from the Ohio Turnpike
bridge to the Old Waterville interurban
bridge at the end of Forst Road in Wood
County, and from the State Route 295 bridge
to the Grand Rapids Providence dam;
 The Sandusky River from the Waterworks
dam in Tiffin to the northern tip of Brady’s
Island in Fremont;
 The Portage River from State Route 19 to
the dam at Elmore;
 The Mahoning River from the dam at Berlin Reservoir to Lake Milton.

If you have any questions please stop by the shop and we can help answer , also we have plenty of new reg books available to hand out.

Have fun be safe and good luck fishing.